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Alyssab13 Pineville, PA Oct 15, 2013

Saw this guy the other day. He was probably about the size of a quarter. I've never seen anything like this before. Please help me identify!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Oct 16, 2013

A large assassin bug known as a wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) - http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/trees/wheel_bug.htm

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Alyssab13 Pineville, PA Oct 16, 2013

Isn't it a little strange to see this in Philadelphia, pa??

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Oct 16, 2013

Not at all - they have been reported from as far north as Massachusetts...

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